What time is the 2027 eclipse in each Spanish city?
Last updated 2026-08-13
Maximum falls between 10:46 and 10:59 local time across Spain on 2 August 2027, a thirteen-minute spread from Cádiz to Palma. Totality begins in Tarifa at 10:45:11. The Sun sits 37 to 46 degrees up, and unlike 2026 no municipality loses the end below the horizon.
The 2027 eclipse is a mid-morning event, which changes the planning problem completely. In 2026 the deciding constraint was the horizon: the Sun was 2 to 10 degrees up and four out of five Spanish municipalities lost the end of the eclipse to sunset. None of that applies a year later. What matters in 2027 is being far enough south, and being in position by about half past nine.
What time is maximum in the major Spanish cities?
Between 10:46:53 in Cádiz and 10:58:48 in Palma, all in local peninsular time. The shadow travels west to east, so the further east you are the later your maximum, and the further from the band you are the shallower it gets. Every Spanish city reaches maximum inside a thirteen-minute window.
| City | First contact | Maximum | Last contact | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cádiz | 09:40:46 | 10:46:53 | 11:59:38 | 1.07 — total |
| Tarifa | 09:40:54 | 10:47:29 | 12:00:47 | 1.07 — total |
| Sevilla | 09:41:32 | 10:47:33 | 12:00:00 | 0.98 |
| Algeciras | 09:41:04 | 10:47:42 | 12:01:02 | 1.07 — total |
| Ceuta | 09:41:02 | 10:47:47 | 12:01:17 | 1.07 — total |
| Málaga | 09:42:07 | 10:49:06 | 12:02:39 | 1.07 — total |
| Granada | 09:42:59 | 10:50:13 | 12:03:55 | 0.99 |
| Madrid | 09:45:30 | 10:51:17 | 12:02:48 | 0.88 |
| Almería | 09:43:37 | 10:51:32 | 12:05:55 | 1.00 — still partial |
| Bilbao | 09:49:03 | 10:53:20 | 12:02:36 | 0.79 |
| Murcia | 09:45:23 | 10:53:31 | 12:07:48 | 0.96 |
| València | 09:47:07 | 10:54:52 | 12:08:23 | 0.91 |
| Zaragoza | 09:48:43 | 10:54:57 | 12:06:27 | 0.84 |
| Barcelona | 09:50:55 | 10:58:34 | 12:11:18 | 0.84 |
| Palma | 09:49:46 | 10:58:48 | 12:13:18 | 0.90 |
Only the rows marked total show the corona. Everywhere else the figure is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered at maximum, and a partial eclipse of magnitude 0.98 is still a partial eclipse: filters stay on for every second of it, in Sevilla as much as in Bilbao.
When does totality itself start and end?
Totality begins at 10:45:11 in Tarifa and runs 4 minutes 38 seconds. Ceuta starts moments later and holds the corona for 4 minutes 49 seconds, the longest in Spain. Málaga, near the northern edge, gets 1 minute 49 seconds beginning at about 10:48.
Second contact is the moment the last bead of photosphere disappears and filters may come off. Third contact is the moment the first bead returns, and it arrives faster than anyone expects. The difference between Tarifa and Málaga is not a detail of scheduling: it is the difference between a comfortable four minutes and a burst that is over before you have adjusted.
How high is the Sun, and does anything set early?
The Sun sits 37 to 41 degrees above the horizon inside the path, rising to 45 degrees in Barcelona and 46 in Palma. Nothing is lost to sunset anywhere: all 7,528 municipalities in the IGN table see the eclipse from first to last contact, which was true for only 1,471 of them in 2026.
That single change removes the hardest part of 2026 planning. A Sun 40 degrees up clears almost any building or ridge, so scouting a clear western horizon days in advance stops being necessary. The direction is east-south-east, azimuth 95 to 108 degrees depending on where you stand, which for most people means looking out over morning traffic rather than a carefully chosen skyline.
Eclipse gives the contact times to the second for any Spanish municipality, in that place's own local time, with no connection needed.
Key takeaways
- Maximum runs from 10:46:53 in Cádiz to 10:58:48 in Palma, a thirteen-minute spread nationwide.
- Totality starts at 10:45:11 in Tarifa and lasts 4 min 38 s; Ceuta holds it for 4 min 49 s.
- First contact is between 09:40 and 09:51 everywhere, so be in position by half past nine.
- The Sun is 37 to 46 degrees up, high enough that horizon obstruction stops being the deciding factor.
- No Spanish municipality loses the end of the 2027 eclipse to sunset; 6,060 did in 2026.
- Sevilla at 0.98 and Granada at 0.99 are deep partials, not totality. Filters stay on.
Frequently asked questions
What time is maximum eclipse in Spain on 2 August 2027?
Between 10:46 and 10:59 local time depending on where you are. Cádiz reaches maximum at 10:46:53, Tarifa at 10:47:29, Madrid at 10:51:17 and Barcelona at 10:58:34. The whole country is inside a thirteen-minute window.
What time does totality start in Tarifa in 2027?
10:45:11 local time, and it lasts 4 minutes 38 seconds. The partial phase begins at 09:40:54 and the eclipse finishes at 12:00:47, so the whole event runs about two hours and twenty minutes from first to last contact.
How high is the Sun during the 2027 eclipse in Spain?
Between 37 and 46 degrees. Inside the path it is 37 to 41 degrees, rising to 45 in Barcelona and 46 in Palma. That is high enough that buildings and hills are rarely a problem, unlike 2026 when the Sun sat 2 to 10 degrees up.
Does the 2027 eclipse end before sunset everywhere in Spain?
Yes. All 7,528 municipalities in the IGN table see the eclipse from first to last contact. In 2026 the Sun set before the end in 6,060 of them, four out of five, because that eclipse happened in the evening. The 2027 event is mid morning.